Water-bag.



E. B. THORNING.

WATER BAG.

APPLIoATIoN FILED Nov. s, 1910.

A Patented June 6,1911.

` Wi m1255155 1 IIVEHT' UNITED sTATEs rATENToFFrcE- EDWIN BRAY THORNING,OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO WAL-TER A.

PLUMMER, F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

WATER-BAG.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1911.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN BRAY THORN- ING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Alameda, in the county of Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of water-bags which are made of sometextile fabric and provided with a filling inlet at the top and with asuitable carrying rope.

These bags are much usedin dry localities, and during trips upon whichit is necessary or desirable to carry water and, on account of theirlightness, strength and general cooling properties are well adapted forsuch use.

Ordinarily, the inlet at the top is used not only as the fillingaperture, but also, by tipping the bag, is used for they discharge. Butwith extra large bags particularly, this is an inconvenient operation,and I have, therefore, in order to remedy this, provided the bag with adrawing-off faucet. As these bags are made of canvas or other suitabletextile fabric, the insertion and connection.

of such a faucet to render it secure and tight is a problem the solutionof which is by no means obvious.

Accordingly, my invention consists primarily in a water-bag of thistype, as a new article of manufacture, provided with a drawing offfaucet, and also it consists in the novel connection of said faucet, asI shall hereinafter fully describe, by reference to the accompanyingdrawings in which- Figure l is a view of my improved waterbag.` Fig. 2is a view of a fragment of the bag material showing the faucet receivingaperture therein, the encircling rope-gromet,

and the waxed thread over-stitching thek same, a portion of the threadbeing broken away to show the gromet. Fig. 3 is a vertical section onthe line -m of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a View of the faucet showing the groovein its shank. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showingthe faucet in place.

l is the water-bag made of some suitable textile fabric, said bag beingprovided at one corner of its top with the inlet 2, and having alsosuitablyl secured to its top the carrying and hanging rope 3.

In one of the lower corners of thev bag is fitted the drawing-off faucet4. This may be of any suitable construction, though in practice it isbest as a wooden faucet.

The means for fitting and tightly securing the faucet in the bag areasfollows A hole 5, as seen in Fig. 2, is made in the bag. Then aroundthis hole is laid a ropegromet 6, the interior diameter of which is madesufficiently smaller than the exterior diameter of the faucet shank toprovide forl a tight ft. Thread 7, best waxed, is then over-stitchedupon the gromet and through the bag, all around the gromet. The faucetl, the tapered shank of which is formed with a circumscribing groove 8is then inserted by driving forcibly said shank into the overstitchedgromet, until the latter seats itself tightly in the groove 8. Thisforms a secure connection under all conditions, and it is especiallytight under the swelling of the parts when Wet.

Thus, my improvement though adding little to the cost of the bag,increases materially its usefulness, by enabling water to be drawn underthe most convenient circumstances.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed as new and desired tobe secured by Letters Patent is l. A waterbag of the class described,made of textile fabric and provided with a hole in its lower portion, arope gromet bordering the hole, thread over-stitching the gromet andsecuring it to the bag, and a faucet the shank of which is fittedtightly in the over-stitched gromet.

2. A water-bag of the class described, ymade of textile fabric andprovided with a hole in its lower portion, a rope' gromet.

bordering the hole, thread over-stitching the gromet and securing it tothe bag, and a faucet the shank of which is formed with acircumscribing. groove which when said shank is forced into theover-stitched gromet forms a seat for said gromet.

3. A water-bag of the class described, In testimony whereof I havesigned my made of textile fabric and provided with a 11a-ine to thisspecification in the presence of hole in its lower portion, zt gromet insaid two subscribing witnesses.

hole and secured to the bag, and a faucet the EDVIN BRAY THORNING. 5shank of which is formed with a oiroum- Witnesses:

scribing groove which when said shank is WM. F. BOOTH,

forced into the groinet forms a seat therefor. D. B. RICHARDS.

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